They may have been the best players, but I think Brian Bosworth was the biggest name to go through it. Ok, fair enough. I should have said biggest success stories.
In 34 years of supplemental drafts, only 40 players have been taken. Cris Carter and Bernie Kosar are pretty much the big names to come out of it. Bears got Harvey Unga in last years draft as a 7th rounder.
That's some bad timing for Louis. Between him and Webb there's almost a sense that the young guys don't want to step into the roles for some reason. Tice was speculating that Louis' illness might be heat related, but was it really that hot? Tice was saying it was "lucky" because they could try this out without creating a "saga" but I think it's still a big enough story. Brad Biggs says to expect the same Oline linup from the Bills game this week against the Giants.
I've never heard anything about the supplemental draft prior to this. What is the draft order? Same as the draft in April? Are there actually other desirable players, or is Pryor the only one? Where do people think Pryor would go if he was eligable for the actual draft? The other players in the draft are: Western Carolina defensive back Torez Jones Georgia running back Caleb King Lindenwood defensive end Keenan Mace North Carolina defensive end Mike McAdoo Northern Illinois defensive back Tracy Wilson From Wikipedia:
Supplemental draft on Monday. Terrell Pryor is eligible, and will be able to play in the preseason, but will be ineligible to play or practice for the first 5 weeks of the regular season.
Who was that? Mike Holmes? No idea I was watching from the 400 section. He was active though. According to Google, 48 is Holmes. Read an article the other day (I forget where) where the Bears really liked what Holmes was showing. Not sure if that will turn into a job for him.
Saints cut Jonathan Stinchcomb. He's not the same as he used to be due to injuries, but it's another option if the Bears decide to start look at FA again.